CBC Music is proud to launch a new, revamped version of the CBCMusic.ca app for iOS. The app, aimed at helping Canadians discover new music from across the country and around the world using their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, makes the full range of content from the desktop version of CBC Music available on mobile including articles, artist features, concerts, videos and more.
The new CBCMusic.ca app also features “CBC Music First Plays” allowing users to stream new albums by some of the hottest Canadian and international acts before they’re released. In addition, more than 150,000 songs by over 30,000 Canadian artists and 50 unique web radio stations are available through the app for free.
“I am pleased that we are able to make our full range of content available to our iOS users,” says Chris Boyce, Executive Director of Radio and Audio for English Services. “We are always looking for new ways of connecting Canadians to our content.”
The CBCMusic.ca app is now available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.AppStore.com.
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About CBC Music.ca
CBCMusic.ca is Canada’s free digital music service. For the casual listener to the hardcore fan, connect with the very best Canadian and international music, concerts and features. Simple and easy to navigate, CBCMusic.ca gives Canadians access to 50 web radio stations, 12 distinct genre-based music communities, CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3, plus content from the most knowledgeable music personalities and programmers from across the country, hundreds of concerts, playlists and more. Stay connected with CBCMusic.ca at @CBCMusic and facebook.com/CBCMusic.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
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For more information please contact:
Dayna Shiskos, publicist, CBC
O: (416) 205-7973
